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A Question Of Death: An Illustrated Phryne Fisher Treasury (2008)

by Kerry Greenwood(Favorite Author)

3.93 of 5 Votes: 1

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Allen & Unwin

review 1: I love Phyrne Fisher's world, and this book is like a sampler box of chocs--short, sweet, and often funny. I don't know where the individual stories fit in the chronology of the author's corpus (pun intended), but readers of the Fisher canon will recognise the seeds of longer works. There appear to be a couple of different editions of this collection of short stories, as I ran across one a few months ago with very different front matter, including a disclaimer--apparently some readers emailed Ms Greenwood accusing her of taking her ideas from Hitchcock films, urban legend, and of course Chaucer. I couldn't finish the book at that time, but have just finished reading "the other edition"--one that does not address these issues in the preface. Still a good read, though. I enj... moreoyed the illustrations, as well as Phryne's tips on handling mashers!Sadly, I have but one volume of the Fisher chronicles left to read; however I'm sure that next year I will enjoy re-reading them all just as much.If you enjoy Phryne Fisher, and/or the Avengers TV series, may I recommend Peter O'Donnell's Modesty Blaise books?And can anyone out there recommend another source of light-as-air reading of this type?
review 2: This little book of short stories was as glossy as Miss Phryne Fisher's bob, as incisive as her sharp green eyes, as flamboyant as her wardrobe, as entertaining as her wit, as eclectic as her supporting cast, and as elegant as Miss Phyrne Fisher's person herself. In short, it was a delightful romp through 1928 Australia, if you don't mind tripping over the dead bodies that people her mystery stories. less

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